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The article “AES launches Oahu solar project” (Star-Advertiser, April 10) claims the West Oahu facility will reduce fossil fuels by 750,000 barrels over its lifetime. Exactly what is a “lifetime” and what does “course of their life cycle” mean? Is it referencing the 25-year power purchase agreement with Hawaiian Electric?
I’m not debating whether solar storage is good; what I am asking is whether the projected savings of 750,000 barrels of oil and associated pollution and greenhouse is a 25-year guarantee. That would come out to a savings of 30,000 barrels annually. Why not just speak plainly?
Benjamin Shafer
Hauula
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